AMAZING work!!!!!! I definitely expect to see this in the winner's cirlce!! The mood you've created portrays the sometimes confusing and troubling emotions of the early teen years! Should be in a teen magazine!! Can you tell I really love this??!

big congratulation on your first place winner.like the dreamy effect with girl emotion,superb painting it is Kelly .waiting for more of this.

To love this comment, log in above 2/28/2006 11:57:47 AM

Douglas Currie

congratulation Kelly this is an absolutely wonderful shot.

To love this comment, log in above 2/28/2006 4:04:16 PM

Richard D. Cox

It is rare to see a photo with such impact and so expertly captured. Perfect in every way.

To love this comment, log in above 3/1/2006 1:34:12 AM

Carrie Scruggs

What a wonderful picture! would you mind sharing how you got this beatiful effect?

To love this comment, log in above 3/1/2006 6:02:21 AM

Jennifer Jones

WOW! Congratulations Kelly on your first place win! This is such an amazing image. I love the perspective, the mood, the tones... everything!Great work! :o)

To love this comment, log in above 3/1/2006 3:40:10 PM

Anita Taylor

Very strong emotion in this image and I love the aged feeling of the color. Congratulations, Kelly!

To love this comment, log in above 3/1/2006 5:52:02 PM

Kelly Munce

Thank you so much everyone, I have been totally overwhelmed the past few days.. I have loved every minute of it. Ok a couple of you have asked how I did this. I was very lucky, the day was a gorgeous spring day, in the afternoon a storm seemed to split half the sky in half, one side was lovely and sunny, the other was coming over very cloudy, I used three filters on the outside of the camera, blue and grey grad for the sky, and the orange filter for the forground. I have since discovered, my little cheap filters weren't really that great,, as the sky didn't show up anywhere near what it looked like on the day. I also bounced the on camera flash ( covered it with my hand) off the shed wall next to us. Post Processing was mainly selecting different parts of the sky and 'helping ' the proper colours come through, I cloned out two small power lines that ran throught the sky, slightly dodge/burned the grass area, not a lot though, if I didn't do it you would never have known, then I used neat image and ran over whole shot, I then selectivly sharpened areas, like the grass and such....i bumped up the saturation a hint for a final touch.... I personally think the effects of the photo have come down to the light that day, and the glow it was giving off, I just added some help in what was really there on the day in photoshop. If I went back today to get this shot, it would look totally different.Photography to me really depends on the day, the light, and time... you can never reshoot somthing and get it the same....again, thanks all so much for all the wonderful congratulations I have received on this shot... I really have a head swell now... :)))))cheerskel

To love this comment, log in above 3/2/2006 2:05:30 PM

Lorelei A. Hoffarth

Im late in commenting about this wonderful shot, but couldnt pass it up. It is beautiful and tells such a story... I love it! Congratulations!

Just saw this for the first time. You really hit the emotion right on target. Not always easy to do with models, especially of the young adult set. Well done, and congradulations on this most wonderful display of emotion. I also like the pun of a title. Peace, karen

Can't believe I haven't seen this one before!I LOVE the moody/gritty feel of this image!

To love this comment, log in above 7/13/2007 2:24:26 PM

Emily B. Byron

Magical...

To love this comment, log in above 5/16/2008 10:33:23 PM

Shaina L. Litman

Wow I am new to this site and an amatuer photographer I have been looking through everyones photos till I saw this one it grabbed me it is truely amazing. Gosh! I wish I could learn from you!!! Really awesome pick!!

To love this comment, log in above 5/19/2008 6:08:52 PM

Cathy Schoon

I love this! The moody feeling is powerful!

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Diane Underwood

Excellent shot..I love the feel.. I can remember feeling this when I was a child. THE BATTLE WITHIN!

Great job capturing the feeling, with color and expression of deep thought. A grey moment for sure. :)